| Morristown High School | |
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| Address | |
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50 Early Street , , 07960 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°48′05″N 74°29′11″W / 40.80139°N 74.48639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1869 |
| School district | Morris School District |
| NCES School ID | 341081004366[1] |
| Principal | Mark Manning |
| Faculty | 137.6 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,856 (as of 2023–24)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.5:1[1] |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white[2] |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general) North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Team name | Colonials[2] |
| Publication | The Tricorn (literary magazine)[3] |
| Newspaper | The Broadcaster[3] |
| Yearbook | The Cobbonian[3] |
| Radio station | WJSV 90.5[3] |
| Website | mhs |
Morristown High School (MHS) is a four-year public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from three communities in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as part of the Morris School District. The school serves students from Morristown and Morris Township, along with students from Morris Plains, who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Morris Plains Schools.[4][5] The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools since 1952.[6][7]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,856 students and 137.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1. There were 514 students (27.7% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 127 (6.8% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
MHS receives students from Frelinghuysen Middle School, Morris Plains Borough School, and several public and private middle schools.
- ^ a b c d e School data for Morristown High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NJSIAAprofilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c d Arts Clubs, Morristown High School. Accessed March 13, 2022.
- ^ Morristown High School 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 16, 2018. "Comprised of 1,810 ethnically diverse students speaking more than 20 different languages, the educational program serves the students entrusted to the school by its communities: Morristown, Morris Township and Morris Plains."
- ^ Morris Plains Borough School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Borough School continues its collaboration with the Morris School District, strengthening and supporting the send-receive relationship between the two districts. As Borough students graduate from eighth grade and enroll in Morristown High School, it is important for them to have all of the same opportunities to connect with curriculum requirements that their high school classmates had as students in the Morris School District."
- ^ Morristown High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of April 24, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2015.
- ^ About Us, Morristown High School. Accessed March 13, 2022. "Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the NJ Department of Education, MHS stands out among peer high schools for its programs in STEM, film and broadcasting, music, and theatre."